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View article: Applicability of randomized controlled trial evidence on surgery for lumbar disc herniations to clinical reality: a comparison with the nationwide FinSpine registry
Applicability of randomized controlled trial evidence on surgery for lumbar disc herniations to clinical reality: a comparison with the nationwide FinSpine registry Open
The clinical heterogeneity of the RCTs, non-representative patient populations, incomplete reporting of patient characteristics and poor adherence to treatment groups limit generalizability and applicability of the existing RCTs' results. …
View article: Rings around irregular bodies
Rings around irregular bodies Open
Context . Three ring systems have been discovered to date around small irregular objects of the Solar System (Chariklo, Haumea, and Quaoar). For the three bodies, material is observed near the second-order 1/3 spin-orbit resonance (SOR) wi…
View article: Midline-preserving vs. midline-removing surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: national registry study based on the Finnish spine registry (FinSpine)
Midline-preserving vs. midline-removing surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: national registry study based on the Finnish spine registry (FinSpine) Open
Purpose Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) can be treated surgically by decompressing the affected nervous structures, either by removing or preserving the midline structures. There is no conclusive evidence demonstrating the superiority of eith…
View article: Preoperative Predictors of Poor Outcomes Following Lumbar Discectomy. A Study based on the National Finspine Registry
Preoperative Predictors of Poor Outcomes Following Lumbar Discectomy. A Study based on the National Finspine Registry Open
Study Design. Retrospective cohort study Objective. To identify predictors for poor outcome after lumbar discectomy for herniated disc. Summary of Background Data. Lumbar discectomy for herniated disc is a common spinal procedure. Despite …
View article: Does different administration method of methotrexate matter in early rheumatoid arthritis? An exploratory register-based study
Does different administration method of methotrexate matter in early rheumatoid arthritis? An exploratory register-based study Open
Our study provides real-world evidence of the use MTX SC and PO as part of the first treatment strategy for RA. Starting with MTX, SC may be more favourable for patients, in terms of disease activity and pain, over the following two years.
View article: Outcome After Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion—A Nationwide FinSpine Register Study of Independent Predictors of Outcome at 12 Months After Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Spine
Outcome After Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion—A Nationwide FinSpine Register Study of Independent Predictors of Outcome at 12 Months After Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Spine Open
Study Design. Longitudinal, nationwide register study. Objective. To identify independent predictors of clinical outcomes at 12 months for patients undergoing primary anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for degenerative cervical…
View article: 1-year results of lumbar spinal stenosis surgery in Finland: a national FinSpine register study
1-year results of lumbar spinal stenosis surgery in Finland: a national FinSpine register study Open
Background and purpose: While the rates of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) surgery have increased continuously internationally, the role of fusion surgery in the treatment of LSS has been under debate. We aimed to assess the outcome of LSS su…
View article: Diagnostic reliability of the FinSpine nationwide spine surgery registry: Comparison between clinical registry diagnoses and blinded imaging assessments
Diagnostic reliability of the FinSpine nationwide spine surgery registry: Comparison between clinical registry diagnoses and blinded imaging assessments Open
View article: Outcome measures after anterior cervical decompression and fusion surgery –non-respondents do not bias the results: A Finnish spine register (FinSpine) study
Outcome measures after anterior cervical decompression and fusion surgery –non-respondents do not bias the results: A Finnish spine register (FinSpine) study Open
Non-respondents do not bias the assessment of outcome measures following ACDF at 12 months, supporting the validity and reliability of national quality registers like FinSpine for clinical research.
View article: Incidence of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in Finland, 2000–2020
Incidence of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in Finland, 2000–2020 Open
Objective Previous epidemiological data of JIA in Finland are from the turn of the millennium. We aimed to determine the recent annual incidence of JIA in several consecutive years in Finland and to explore the differences in incidence bet…
View article: Intense symptoms of pain are associated with poor sleep, fibromyalgia, depression and sleep apnea in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. A register-based study
Intense symptoms of pain are associated with poor sleep, fibromyalgia, depression and sleep apnea in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. A register-based study Open
"Poor" sleep quality and comorbidities are independently associated with pain. Patient's sleep status is important to know especially in patients with severe symptoms without objective disease activity.
View article: Self-Supervised Forecasting in Electronic Health Records With Attention-Free Models
Self-Supervised Forecasting in Electronic Health Records With Attention-Free Models Open
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View article: Similar levels of disease activity and remission rates in patients with psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis—results from the Finnish quality register
Similar levels of disease activity and remission rates in patients with psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis—results from the Finnish quality register Open
Objectives To compare the current disease activity and remission rates, and their regional variation in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Finland. Methods Data of patients’ most recent visit in 1/2020…
View article: SANSformers: Self-Supervised Forecasting in Electronic Health Records with Attention-Free Models
SANSformers: Self-Supervised Forecasting in Electronic Health Records with Attention-Free Models Open
Large neural networks have demonstrated success in various predictive tasks using Electronic Health Records (EHR). However, their performance in small divergent patient cohorts, such as those with rare diseases, often falls short of simple…
View article: SANSformers: Self-Supervised Forecasting in Electronic Health Records with Attention-Free Models
SANSformers: Self-Supervised Forecasting in Electronic Health Records with Attention-Free Models Open
Large neural networks have demonstrated success in various predictive tasks using Electronic Health Records (EHR). However, their performance in small divergent patient cohorts, such as those with rare diseases, often falls short of simple…
View article: Initial presentation of early rheumatoid arthritis
Initial presentation of early rheumatoid arthritis Open
Objectives To study the joint distribution and clinical picture of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at the initial presentation in seropositive (anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) and/or rheumatoid factor (RF) positive) and negative patie…
View article: POS0447 DIFFICULTIES TO SLEEP EXPLAIN HIGH PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES VALUES IN PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIS WITH NO SWOLLEN JOINTS
POS0447 DIFFICULTIES TO SLEEP EXPLAIN HIGH PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES VALUES IN PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIS WITH NO SWOLLEN JOINTS Open
Background Patient reported outcomes (PROs) are valuable tools to understand how a patient is doing. Patient self-report of pain, fatigue and global health on a 100 mm Visual Analog Scale are routine measures in rheumatology and may be int…
View article: The feasibility of existing JADAS10 cut-off values in clinical practice: a study of data from The Finnish Rheumatology Quality Register
The feasibility of existing JADAS10 cut-off values in clinical practice: a study of data from The Finnish Rheumatology Quality Register Open
View article: The feasibility of existing JADAS10 cut-off values in clinical practice: A study of data from the Finnish Rheumatology Quality Register
The feasibility of existing JADAS10 cut-off values in clinical practice: A study of data from the Finnish Rheumatology Quality Register Open
Background. The ten-joint juvenile arthritis disease activity score (JADAS10) is designed to measure the level of disease activity in non-systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis by providing a single numeric score. The JADAS10 (cJADAS10) is…
View article: Disease burden measured by patient-reported outcomes: does psoriatic arthritis feel worse than rheumatoid arthritis? A cross-sectional nationwide study
Disease burden measured by patient-reported outcomes: does psoriatic arthritis feel worse than rheumatoid arthritis? A cross-sectional nationwide study Open
Overall, both PsA and RA groups showed moderate disease control by patients' perspective, but the burden of disease was higher especially in women with PsA compared to RA. Disease activity was similar and low in both diseases.
View article: Dietary Intervention in Infancy and Cognitive Function in Young Adulthood: The Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project
Dietary Intervention in Infancy and Cognitive Function in Young Adulthood: The Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project Open
Objective: Consumption of saturated fatty acids (SAFAs), polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), cholesterol, and fiber have been linked with cognitive function in adults. We evaluated these associations from childhood by lev…
View article: Medical SANSformers: Training self-supervised transformers without attention for Electronic Medical Records
Medical SANSformers: Training self-supervised transformers without attention for Electronic Medical Records Open
We leverage deep sequential models to tackle the problem of predicting healthcare utilization for patients, which could help governments to better allocate resources for future healthcare use. Specifically, we study the problem of \textit{…
View article: SANSformers: Self-Supervised Forecasting in Electronic Health Records with Attention-Free Models
SANSformers: Self-Supervised Forecasting in Electronic Health Records with Attention-Free Models Open
Despite the proven effectiveness of Transformer neural networks across multiple domains, their performance with Electronic Health Records (EHR) can be nuanced. The unique, multidimensional sequential nature of EHR data can sometimes make e…
View article: Oraalisten antikoagulanttien käyttö eteisvärinäpotilailla vuosina 2015-2017 : rekisteritutkimus
Oraalisten antikoagulanttien käyttö eteisvärinäpotilailla vuosina 2015-2017 : rekisteritutkimus Open
View article: Terveydenhuollon kansalliset laaturekisteripilotit loppusuoralla
Terveydenhuollon kansalliset laaturekisteripilotit loppusuoralla Open
Pilottiprojektin tulokset laaturekisterien toiminnan organisoimisesta kannustavat ¬jatkamaan työtä moniammatillisesti ja pitkäjänteisesti. Kansallinen koordinaatio on välttämätöntä laatu- ja vaikuttavuustiedon vertailukelpoisuuden ja hyödy…
View article: Predicting utilization of healthcare services from individual disease trajectories using RNNs with multi-headed attention
Predicting utilization of healthcare services from individual disease trajectories using RNNs with multi-headed attention Open
Machine Learning for Health (ML4H) at NeurIPS 2019. - An accepted paper to be included in the 2019 ML4H Proceedings to be published in PMLR (Proceedings of Machine Learning Research).
View article: Temperament and Early Intentions to Retire
Temperament and Early Intentions to Retire Open
Temperament and especially harm avoidance is related to early retirement intentions.
View article: Somatic comorbidity and its outcomes in schizophrenia during lifespan
Somatic comorbidity and its outcomes in schizophrenia during lifespan Open
Background Studies mainly relied on hospital or case-control data have well documented that individuals with psychoses, and especially with schizophrenia have increased rates of physical illnesses. They have two to four-fold higher mortali…
View article: Neurocognition as a predictor of outcome in schizophrenia in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966
Neurocognition as a predictor of outcome in schizophrenia in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Open
View article: Poor premorbid school performance, but not severity of illness, predicts cognitive decline in schizophrenia in midlife
Poor premorbid school performance, but not severity of illness, predicts cognitive decline in schizophrenia in midlife Open
Neurocognitive dysfunction is common in schizophrenia but its course and determinants remain uncertain. Our aim was to analyse if premorbid school performance and the severity of illness and functioning predict change in cognition in schiz…